Seed Conditioning Effects on Germination Performance, Seedling Vigor and Flower Production of Zinnia elegans
Shaiza Rasool1, Iftikhar Ahmad1*, Khurram Ziaf1, Irfan Afzal2, Muhammad A.S. Khan1, Muhammad Aashir Sajjad1 and Muhammad Zain Ali1
Figure 1:
Effect of seed priming on time to get 50% germination (A), final germination (B), shoot length (C), root length (D), seedling fresh weight (E) and vigor index (F) (calculated according to following equation: Vigor index = Germination (%) × seedling length (cm) of ‘Giant Dahlia Flowered’ zinnia.
Figure 2:
Effect of magnetic seed stimulation on time taken to 50% germination (A), final germination (B), shoot length (C), root length (D), seedling fresh weight (E) and Vigor index (F) (calculated according to following equation: Vigor index = Germination (%) × seedling length (cm) of ‘Giant Dahlia Flowered’ zinnia.
Figure 3:
Effect of seed priming and magnetic seed stimulation on plant height (A), plant canopy diameter (B), inter-nodal distance (C), number of flowers per plant (D), flower diameter (E) and plant fresh weight (F) of ‘Giant Dahlia Flowered’ zinnia.
December 2020
Vol. 36, Iss. 4, Pages 1010-1324
